We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 261 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, storms and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 90 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
64 of its 310 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
130 of its 280 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jakarta accounted for 103 of Indonesia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories).
56 of its 128 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 56 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
233 of its 563 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tropical storm was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
14 of its 46 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
17 of its 77 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
67 of its 120 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in India (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in US (25 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Nov. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 14,044 stories about harm among 93,950 counted on 7 Nov.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 6 November 2024. Vietnam's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 93,950 news stories, 15 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. On 7 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 15 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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